DPN Topics
Deficit Rainfall Subject – Geography Context – Monsoon 2021: A month before season’s end, over one-third of districts deficit in rainfall. Concept – When rainfall is 20-59 per cent below the normal average, it is termed ‘deficit’, according to the IMD. When it is 60 per cent below normal, it is termed as […]
Dr Gail Omvedt Context – ONE of India’s foremost caste scholars, as well as noted author and activist, Dr Gail Omvedt passed away Wednesday after a brief illness at her residence in Kasegaon in Maharashtra’s Sangli. Concept – The 81-year-old who was born in Minnesota in the US but made India her home […]
China’s Missile Silos Subject – IR Context – Satellite images have revealed that China is building at least three missile silo fields in Yumen in Gansu province, near Hami in Xinjiang province, and at Hanggin Banner, Ordos City, in Inner Mongolia. Concept – On completion of the ongoing work, China could have 250-270 […]
Gorakhnath Subject – Art and Culture Context – The government of Haryana has moved to prohibit the use of the expression “Gorakh Dhandha”, often used by politicians in speeches to refer to “unethical practices”. Concept – Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath, c. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, saint who was the influential founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement […]
Arctic Council Subject – IR Concept – The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. The Arctic Council works as […]
Automated Facial Recognition System Subject – Defence Concept – AFRS will be a mobile and web application hosted in NCRB’s (which manages data for police) data centre in Delhi but used by all police stations in the country. AFRS works by comparing the new image of an unidentified person often taken from CCTV footage with the […]
Fatah-1 Subject – Defence Context – Pakistan tests indigenous rocket system Concept – Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test launched a indigenously developed guided multilaunch rocket system, Fatah1. The weapon system will give Pakistan Army the capability of precision target engagement deep in enemy territory. The Army said the rocket was capable of delivering conventional warheads.
Nidhi companies Subject – Economy Context – The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has warned people against parking savings in Nidhi companies, after it found that none of the firms that had applied so far to be recognised under relevant rules was compliant with the norms. Concept – Under Nidhi Rules, 2014, Nidhi is a company which has been incorporated as a Nidhi with the object of cultivating the habit of thrift and saving amongst its members, receiving deposits from, and lending to, its […]
Vidya Pravesh Module Subject – Governance Context – 12-week play-based teaching module for Class 1 students. Concept – Central government has issued a 12 week play based module as a transition aid to help students ease into physical classes for the first time. This preparatory module should be used for all Class 1 students across the country even after the pandemic, according to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) professors who prepared the ‘Vidya Pravesh’ module. The ‘Vidya Pravesh’ module is meant to bridge the gaps for these students. The module lays out detailed […]
Creamy Layer Subject – Polity Context – The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that economic criterion should not be the sole basis to identify sections of backward communities as ‘creamy layer’. Concept – Based on the recommendation of the Second Backward Classes Commission (Mandal Commission), the government in August, 1990 had notified 27% reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) in vacancies in civil posts and services that are to be filled on direct […]